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STAR WARS –
A NEW HOPE

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CONTENTS
Listening / Reading Script

2

Mark The Spaces

9

Poster / Trailer

3

Discussion

10

Synonym / Phrase Match

4

Survey

11

Listening Gap Fill

5

Writing

12

Correct The Spelling

6

Homework

13

Punctuate The Text

7

Answers

14

Insert The Vowels

8

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THE LISTENING / READING SCRIPT
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Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was originally released in
1977 as just Star Wars. It is an epic science fiction film, written
and directed by George Lucas. It is the first of six films released
in the Star Wars saga: two subsequent films complete the original
trilogy, while a prequel trilogy completes the six-film saga. It is
the fourth film in terms of the series' storyline history. It was
groundbreaking when it was released for its use of special effects
and science fiction/fantasy storytelling. It is one of the most
successful and influential films of all time. The American Film
Institute's list of best scores lists the Star Wars soundtrack at
number one. When adjusted for inflation, it is the second-highest
grossing film ever.

The movie is set "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away”. It
follows a group of freedom fighters known as the Rebel Alliance
who set out to destroy the powerful Death Star space station.
This is a devastating weapon created by the evil Galactic Empire.
The hero is a farm boy called Luke Skywalker (played by Mark
Hamill). He comes across robot droids carrying the stolen plans to
the Death Star. After the Empire begins a destructive search for
the droids, Skywalker decides to accompany Jedi Master Obi-Wan
Kenobi on a daring mission to rescue the owner of the droids,
rebel leader Princess Leia, and save the galaxy. On the way, we
are entertained by a whole variety of weird and wonderful space
creatures.
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TRAILER AND POSTER
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POSTER
1. SIX WORDS: Look at the poster and write down six words (more if
you like) that you think of as you look at it. Share the words with your
partner(s). Why did you choose them?
You can find posters for this movie at www.wikipedia.com or www.imbd.com - just
type the name of the movie in the search field.

2. STORY: Talk about what you think the story of the movie is – the start,
beginning, end, etc. Change partners and share stories.

3. CREDITS: Look at the credits on the poster (the actors, director,
producer…) and talk about them with your partner(s).

4. MUST-SEE: Talk with your partner(s) about whether the poster and
movie title are good and make you want to see the movie.

5. STARRING YOU: Imagine you are one of the stars of the movie. Talk
about your role with your movie star partner(s).

TRAILER
1. RETELL: Watch the trailer and retell what you saw to your partner(s).
You can watch a trailer at

2. CHUNKS: Watch 10-to-15 second chunks of the trailer and retell what
you saw to your partner(s).

3. QUIZ: Watch the trailer and write down some quiz questions for your
partner(s). Watch a second time to find the answers to the questions.

4. VOCABULARY: Make a note of words in the trailer that you see or
hear. Talk about them with your partner(s).

5. GOOD / BAD: Watch the trailer and write down why you think the film
might be good or bad. Share your ideas with your partner(s).
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MATCHING
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SYNONYM MATCH
1.

epic

a.

changed

2

saga

b.

go with

3.

groundbreaking

c.

sinister

4.

influential

d.

adventure

5.

adjusted

e.

destructive

6.

devastating

f.

blockbuster

7.

evil

g.

brave

8.

accompany

h.

innovative

9.

daring

i.

strange

j.

important

10. weird

PHRASE MATCH
1.

A New Hope was originally

a.

in the Star Wars saga

2

It is the first of six films released

b.

for the droids

3.

It is the fourth film in terms of the

c.

grossing film ever

4.

It is one of the most successful and

d.

mission

5.

it is the second-highest

e.

series' storyline history

6.

set a long time ago in

f.

wonderful space creatures

7.

a devastating

g.

a galaxy far, far away

8.

a destructive search

h.

released in 1977

9.

a daring

i.

influential films of all time

10.

a whole variety of weird and

j.

weapon

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LISTENING / READING GAP FILL
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Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope was originally released in
1977 as just Star Wars. It is (1) _____________________ film,
written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first of six films
released in the Star Wars saga: (2) _____________________
complete

the

original

trilogy,

(3)

_____________________

completes the six-film saga. It is the fourth film in terms of the
series' storyline history. It was groundbreaking when it was
released

(4)

_____________________

effects

and

science

fiction/fantasy storytelling. It is one of the most successful and
(7) _____________________ time. The American Film Institute's
list of best scores lists the Star Wars soundtrack at number one.
When adjusted for inflation, it is the (6) ____________________
film ever.
The movie is set "a long time ago in (7) ___________________”.
It follows a group of freedom fighters known as the Rebel Alliance
who (8) _____________________ the powerful Death Star space
station. This is a (9) _____________________ created by the
evil Galactic Empire. The hero is a farm boy called Luke

Skywalker (played by Mark Hamill). He comes across robot droids
carrying (10) _____________________ the Death Star. After the
Empire begins a destructive search for the droids, Skywalker
decides to accompany Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi on a (11)
_____________________ the owner of the droids, rebel leader
Princess Leia, and save the galaxy. On the way, we are
entertained by a (12) _____________________ and wonderful
space creatures.
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CORRECT THE SPELLING
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PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT
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star wars episode iv a new hope was originally released in 1977
as just star wars it is an epic science fiction film written and
directed by george lucas it is the first of six films released in the
star wars saga two subsequent films complete the original trilogy
while a prequel trilogy completes the six-film saga it is the fourth
film in terms of the series' storyline history it was groundbreaking
when it was released for its use of special effects and science
fiction/fantasy storytelling it is one of the most successful and
influential films of all time the american film institute's list of best
scores lists the star wars soundtrack at number one when
adjusted for inflation it is the second-highest grossing film ever
the movie is set "a long time ago in a galaxy far far away” it
follows a group of freedom fighters known as the rebel alliance
who set out to destroy the powerful death star space station this
is a devastating weapon created by the evil galactic empire the
hero is a farm boy called luke skywalker (played by mark hamill)
he comes across robot droids carrying the stolen plans to the

death star after the empire begins a destructive search for the
droids skywalker decides to accompany jedi master obi-wan
kenobi on a daring mission to rescue the owner of the droids
rebel leader princess leia and save the galaxy on the way we are
entertained by a whole variety of weird and wonderful space
creatures

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INSERT THE VOWELS (a,e,i,o,u)
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MARK THE SPACES
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StarWarsEpisodeIV:ANewHopewasoriginallyreleasedin1977asjustS
tarWars.Itisanepicsciencefictionfilm,writtenanddirectedbyGeorgeL
ucas.ItisthefirstofsixfilmsreleasedintheStarWarssaga:twosubseque
ntfilmscompletetheoriginaltrilogy,whileaprequeltrilogycompletesth
esixfilmsaga.Itisthefourthfilmintermsoftheseries'storylinehistory.Itwas
groundbreakingwhenitwasreleasedforitsuseofspecialeffectsandscie
ncefiction/fantasystorytelling.Itisoneofthemostsuccessfulandinflue
ntialfilmsofalltime.TheAmericanFilmInstitute'slistofbestscoreslistst
heStarWarssoundtrackatnumberone.Whenadjustedforinflation,itist
hesecondhighestgrossingfilmever.Themovieisset"alongtimeagoinagalaxyfar,
faraway”.ItfollowsagroupoffreedomfightersknownastheRebelAllian
cewhosetouttodestroythepowerfulDeathStarspacestation.Thisisad

evastatingweaponcreatedbytheevilGalacticEmpire.Theheroisafarm
boycalledLukeSkywalker(playedbyMarkHamill).Hecomesacrossrob
otdroidscarryingthestolenplanstotheDeathStar.AftertheEmpirebegi
nsadestructivesearchforthedroids,SkywalkerdecidestoaccompanyJ
ediMasterObiWanKenobionadaringmissiontorescuetheownerofthedroids,rebelle
aderPrincessLeia,andsavethegalaxy.Ontheway,weareentertainedb
yawholevarietyofweirdandwonderfulspacecreatures.
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DISCUSSION

(Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

1.

________________________________________________________

2.

________________________________________________________

3.

________________________________________________________

4.

________________________________________________________

5.

________________________________________________________

6.

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(Write your own questions)

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

1.

________________________________________________________

2.

________________________________________________________

3.

________________________________________________________

4.

________________________________________________________

5.

________________________________________________________

6.

________________________________________________________

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STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE SURVEY
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Write five GOOD questions about Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in the table.
Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

STUDENT 1

STUDENT 2

STUDENT 3

_____________

_____________

_____________

Q.1.

Q.2.

Q.3.

Q.4.

Q.5.

•

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found
out. Change partners often.

•

Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

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WRITING
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Write your own movie review. Show your partner your
letter. Correct each other’s work.
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from
the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search
engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information
about “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope ”. Talk about what you
discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about “Star Wars
Episode IV: A New Hope ”. What are (did) critics and moviegoers
saying (say) about it? How good were the actors’ performances? What
was good and bad about the movie? Read what you wrote to your
classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your
articles.

4. “STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE” POSTER: Make a
poster about “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope ”. Make sure you put
tag lines, audience and critics’ reviews, why people should see it, etc.
Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other
feedback on your posters.

5. MY PREQUEL / SEQUEL: Make your own prequel or sequel for

“Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope ”. Make sure there is a good mix
of things to do. Find some good online activities. Read what you wrote
to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback.

6. CHARACTER STORY: Choose one of the characters from the
movie. Imagine you are that character. Write your story about what

you did in the movie. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the
next lesson. Give each other feedback.

7. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, Twitter
stream, or any other social media tool to get opinions on “Star Wars
Episode IV: A New Hope ”. Share your findings with the class.

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ANSWERS
SYNONYM MATCH
1.

epic

a.

blockbuster

2

saga

b.

adventure

3.

groundbreaking

c.

innovative

4.

influential

d.

important

5.

adjusted

e.

changed

6.

devastating

f.

destructive

7.

evil

g.

sinister

8.

accompany

h.

go with

9.

daring

i.

brave

j.

strange

10. weird

OTHER ACTIVITIES
Please check for yourself by looking at the movie review on page 2.
(It's good for your English ;-)

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